Fountain shaving brush



"April 13, 1926.

L. DAVIS FOUNTAIN SHAVING BRUSH Filed July- 2 4. 1,924

Patented l3, i926.

UNITED VSTATES PATENT OFFICE. 'f

Louis Davis', or EAST NASHVILLE, v'inaivNEsSEE.

FOUNTAIN SHAV'ING BRUSH. f

Application meaiuiy 24, 1924. serial No. 728,062. 1

To (LIZ 'Lc/loin 'it may concern Be it knownA thatV l, LoUis Davis, a Vcitizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at East Naslrville., in the county of Davidson and State .acter especially designed and adapted for use in connection With shaving cream and wherein the; various parts comprised therein can be readily replaced.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a novel and improved device of this Vgeneral character Whichis highly sanitary Vand is there-fore particularly Vadapted for use by physicians and surgeonsvvhen it is necessarA toshave the'afiected portion of the body before an operation.

The invention consists in the detailsof construction and in the combination and arrangement of the' several parts of'myimproved fountain shaving brush whereby certain important advantages are attained and' the device rendered simpler, less' expensive and otherwise more convenient'and advantageous for use, as Will 'be hereinafter more fully'set forth. v

'lhe novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

vInorderthat my invention `may describe the Ysame With reference to the accompanying drawings,l wherein Figure 1 isa View in perspective illustrating a brush constructed `in accordance With yan embodiment of my invention7 With onevof the. caps shown detached;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional vieu7 taken through the struct-ure as illustrated in Figure l, with t-he outer cap omitted, the cap or cover for enclosing` thebristles or hairs of the brush being indicated by broken lines; f Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View illustra-ting the manner of applying the tube .within theI member or body; i A A vlFigure 4e is' a view in top plan of the head ai .ne trash as been. diseased;

Figure f is a View in perspective of the' quired.

bev the betterunderstood, ,I will nowfproceed to* capV or cover for enclosing the 'bristles or .hairsv of the brush;

Figure 6 `is a fragmentary sectional view taken through the lower portion of the cap illustrated in Figure 5.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw ings, A denotes an elongated tubular Ymem- 'ber constituting the main body of my improved brush and v'Which has one end portion l( enlarged providing an'internalv annular shoulder 2 at'the inner-end of said enlarged portion. The brush B includes'ia head '3 which threads Within the enlarged portion 1 of the `member or body A, said read' being Vprovided with an outstanding annular flange (l to provide meansivhereby the brush B and the member or body A may be readily' connected or disconnected as re? The peripheral surface of this iange Ll is milled: or otherwise roughened to facilitate it'suse. 1

' lnsertible vvithin'the member or body A is a tube C the Walls of which being of softrubberand having one endopen, said open end being defined by an outstanding flange 6 which contacts with the internal shoulder 2 when the tubey is in applied position With respect to the-member or body A7 the head `3 ofthe brush B also ,engaging said flange k6 when the brush is in applied position whereby the tube-is effectively held Yin ap-V plied position.

The tube C is of a length; "When applied,

to have itsY closed end extend beyond the outer'end lof the member for `body A, said closed end as herein'disclosed being substantially semiQspherical inform, i The inner face of thev head 3 ofthe brush B is provided vvith a depression orcavity 7 which in the assembly ofv the Vbrush is in register with the open end o f the applied tube C.

rDisposed through the head 3 of the Vbrushl In threaded engagement with the, outer i end of the member or body A is the cover or cap 10' which closely conforms to they eX-` tended closed end portion of the tube C and in threaded engagement with the head 3 of the brush B outwardly of the iange 4 is a cap or cover 11 to protect the lbristles; 8 when the brush is not iiiiise.

In practice, the taba o is inserted' into di@ brush B is then filled with the. cream and the brush attached to the member or body A.

To use the brush the bristles 8 are suitably moistened and then,` the cover or cap l0 is removed and pressure applied by a digit of the hand upon the outer or extended closed end portion of the tube C; this will result in forcing the cream or the lille through the outlet port 9 to the bristles 8 whereby the lather may be formed uponthe face or other parts of the body as desired. As the cream or'the like is consumed the outer or closed end portion of the tube C is pressed in vfardly until' all of the cream or the like within the tube C and in theV 'depression or cavity 9' is emptied therefrom. It is to be noted that the member A prevents the tube C from having lateral expansion and thereby facilitating` the requisite discharge through the port 9 as the outer portion of the tube C is collapsed as a result of the pressure imposed upon the outer end thereof. rIh-e effi` ciency of the tube C is further facilitatedirn view of the fact that it is of the same diameter from its open end to its rounded closed end.

Myimproved brush is highly sanitary as the cream or the lil-:e at all times is hermetically sealed and therefore immuned from infection and, contamination. rlhis feature of the brush` due to its convenience malres it particularly desirable for use by physicians, surgeons,4 nurses and the travelling public.

All of the parts of my improved brush with the exception of the tube C and the bristles: or hairs 8 are preferably made of hard rubber and whereby the brush in its entirety is substantially indestructible.

As a tube C becomes worn or otherwise unfit for use it may be readily replaced with a new tube.

The cover or cap 11 in its outer end wall is provided with a rela-tively large opening-` l2 andV in its side walls with the smaller openings 1i. These openings l2 and, li are for the purpose of ventilation and will permit the bristles or hairs 8 to readily dry after the cap ll has been applied.

From the foregoingdescription it is thought to beI obvious that a fountain shaving brush constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and n-iodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in praet-ice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claimtq f A device of the class described comprising, a tubular member open at both ends, said member adjacent to one end being provided with an internal shoulder, a brush head mounted in the tubular member outwardly of the internal shoulder, the inner face of the brush head bein-p; provided with a cavity, a tube of yieldable material snugly fitting within the ltubular member, one end portion of the tube being` open, said open end portion being provided with an outstanding flange for Contact with the internal shoulder of the tubular member, the head serving` to clamp the flange of said yieldable tube against said shoulder, the brush head being provided with a discharge` port leading` therethrough from the cavity, the yieldable tube being of a length to have its opposite closed end portion extendingv beyond the outer end of the tubular member, the outer portion of the bore ofthe tubular member beine` of a diameter to permit the insertion therein through said outer end a digit of a hand to collapse the tube in a direction lengthwise thereof and lengthwise of the tubular member, said tubular member holding the tube against lateral expansion when pressure is imposed upon the outer end of Vthe tube, said tube being of the same diameter from its open end to its closed end.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

LOUIS DAVIS. 

